Set to hit Japanese theaters on December 15th, One Piece Film Z will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the anime/manga series. Eiichiro Oda promises it will rival blockbuster Strong World, and its designs are certainly cool enough, as can be seen in upcoming Bandai Figuarts of Luffy, Chopper, ex-admiral Z and his ex-marine scientist/captain crew member Ain. Get a look after the jump.

Character goods retailers are now taking pre-orders for a set of Bandai Chozokei Damashii trading figures of the One Piece Straw Hat Pirates slated to be released in December. What's particularly interesting about the set is that they apparently offer a first look at the opening costumes for the 15th anniversary movie One Piece Film Z. Get a look after the jump.

Around the time the official site for the upcoming 12th One Piece Film Z anime movie launched, fans who pre-ordered tickets were treated to a set of design sketches by creator Eiichiro Oda. See how Oda versions of Film Z's Straw Hats and their adversaries compare to the versions used in Toei's anime production after the jump.

The site for this December's 15th anniversary One Piece Film Z has gone live with content that includes a new trailer for the Eiichiro Oda executive produced movie. A lot of the highlights were covered in this week's earlier preview, but it looks all the more awesome in high quality full motion. Get a look after the jump.

Japanese morning TV watchers have been treated to an early look at One Piece Film Z, the December 15th anniversary movie that creator Eiichiro Oda promises will rival blockbuster Strong World. Check out Luffy versus the eponymous villain Z after the jump.

Like Masashi Kishimoto overseeing Naruto: Road to Ninja to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Naruto anime, Eiichiro Oda is on board as executive producer on this year's One Piece Film Z to mark the 15th anniversary of his manga series. In that capacity, he's promising that this movie will challenge the 2009 blockbuster Strong World. See the latest evidence after the jump.